Bank Emergency Nurse Practitioners Band 7

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust in London is seeking Bank Emergency Nurse Practitioners for its Urgent Treatment Centres. As a Practitioner, you will provide critical emergency care, work autonomously in a multi-disciplinary team, and play a vital role in patient management while ensuring the highest standards of care.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Generous benefits

Next level training opportunities

Qualifications

• Significant post registration experience within an Emergency Care setting.
• Evidence of multidisciplinary working.
• Experience within a Primary Care Setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced level, autonomous care to patients in the Urgent Care Centre.
• Manage and coordinate the clinical area, supervising staff.
• Support the Matron in developing strategic plans for practitioner led services.

Skills

Evidence based practice

Advanced specialist clinical knowledge

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to work within tight deadlines

Ability to negotiate effectively

Education

Registered nurse level 1

Recognised Autonomous Practitioner Qualification

Educated to degree level

Job description

Bank Emergency Nurse Practitioners Band 7

The Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust London is looking to recruit bank Emergency Practitioners. Bank work is available at Chase Farm Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) Enfield, Barnet Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre and the Royal Free Hospital.

The Urgent Treatment Centres are forward thinking, dynamic, friendly environments offering a 7 day walk in service for both adults and children with minor injuries and minor illnesses.

As a Practitioner in our UTC, you will have autonomy for patient care but be part of an innovative expert multi-disciplinary team comprising of nurses, paramedics, EDAs and GPs. You will work in a fast-paced environment with a broad variety of patient presentations and at times dealing with emergency and unexpected situations.

You will be providing emergency care to our local state of the art and pioneering (UTC's). The service you provide is critical to see, diagnose, treat, discharge, or refer both walk-in and ambulatory patients whose injuries or illnesses are not so serious as to need full emergency department care. You will see a wide assortment of presentations and provide professional advice to patients, carers, and colleagues; this means you will consult patients independently but seek clinical advice and support where or if required.

Main duties of the job

World Class Care ValuesThe post holder will offer World Class Care to service users, staff, colleagues, clients and patients alike.

As an independent practitioner with primary care experience and specialistknowledge in minor illness and injury,the post holder will be expected to:

o Demonstrate as a clinical expert initial patient contact assessment so that patients/people attending the urgent care centre (UCC) may be signposted, treated or referred on as appropriate.o Provide professional and clinical leadership within the team.o Support the role of the Matron in developing and implementing a strategicdevelopment plan for practitioner led services within the department.o Lead on the development and implementation of a programme of clinical auditand research within the departmento Act as a primary resource for education and clinical development within theserviceo Work collaboratively with clinical site manager to ensure correct UCC interdepartmental pathways have been escalated.o Manage and be responsible for the supervision and development of the multidisciplinaryteam consisting of all grades of staff, students, and health care support workers.

o As part of the UCC team, in the event of major/chemical incident beingdeclared at Barnet ED the post holder will support and respond as requestedby the department.The details above is not exhaustive therefore please check the attached JD and PS for further information.

About us

At the Royal Free London, our mission is to be world class in the provision of care and treatment to our local and wider population, clinical research and teaching excellence. We aim to deliver kind and compassionate care in all three of our hospitals and satellite areas, to improve lives and help people thrive. We have over 10,000 staff across our various sites, all working towards the same aim which is to ensure our patients receive the very best care.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion.

We offer competitive bank rates of pay.

Job responsibilities

Clinical responsibilities :

1.1To be accountable for his/her own practice and utilise availableopportunities to sustain and improve knowledge and professionalcompetence1.2To obtain a detailed and comprehensive patient history and undertakerelevant examination and investigations for an un-scheduled patientgroup.1.3To assist the nursing staff in maintaining patients well-being anddignity in a safe environment and in maintaining patient confidentialityand privacy.1.4 To request and interpret investigations as required.1.5To provide advanced level, autonomous care to patients registeringwithin Urgent Care Centre, to include history taking, assessment,examination, treatment, discharging, referral, and prescribing.1.6To manage and coordinate the clinical area, participating in direct patientcare and supervision of staff.1.7Assess patients presenting with acute illness, including being able torecognise and manage appropriately patients who may self-present withemergency or life-threatening conditions.1.8Diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions andcare for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis

Responsibility for patients :

2.1 To always behave in a manner that is professional, positive, and polite.2.2To act as an effective role model and maintain professional standardswhen representing the department, courteous and always helpful.2.3To provide a holistic, autonomous care service by attending to physical,psychological, and social needs of patients and where necessaryimplementation of an agreed management plan for optimum care andtreatment of their complex problems or potential problems.2.4To request and interpret diagnostic tests and make referrals. Prescribesdrug therapy as part of patients management where appropriate2.5To treat safely and effectively, support, direct and manage the publicpresenting with a wide range of conditions to the UCC supported byother colleagues or independently2.6To communicate information to patients about their clinical conditionin a way which they can understand, and which can at times behighly sensitive or distressing, or there can be significant barriers to

Responsibility for financial and physical resources :

3.1To manage physical resources ordering stock, and non-stock andspecialist medication and equipment and consumables.

Responsibility for leading and managing :

4.1To act as a clinical and professional role model for the multi professionalteam4.2To lead and support the development of audit and research skills withinthe team.4.3 To deputise for Matron and carry out delegated responsibilities as agreed.4.4 To carry out the shift co-ordinator role on a rotational basis in addition toclinical duties, acting as the main point of contact for queries, issues, orescalation while on shift, and ensuring that all patients are safe and seenin a timely manner.4.5 To supervise and/or manage junior staff within the team, taking a lead

The details above is not exhaustive therefore please check the attached JD and PS for further information.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Understanding of audit process
• Proven use of evidence based practice
• Advanced specialist clinical knowledge relevant to emergency nursing
• Knowledge of critical analysis to provide evidence-based practice

Personal Qualities & Attributes

• Self motivated
• Reliable
• Visionary
• Positive
• Ability to work within tight deadlines
• Highly motivated and able to motivate others
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Calm and assertive even when under pressure
• Flexible and enthusiastic approach.
• Displays high level of personal integrity and has a professional approach
• Understanding of relevant national strategy/policy and how this relates to the service
• Commitment to maintaining own fitness for practice through maintaining a personal profile of practice competencies
• Ability to negotiate effectively with different disciplines
• Ability to work within the multidisciplinary team

Education & Professional Qualifications

• Registered nurse level1//Registered HPC paramedic practitioner
• Recognised Autonomous Practitioner Qualification
• Teaching and Assessing course//practice educator level 1&2.
• Evidence of own continuing professional development
• Educated to degree level
• Independent nurse / non-medical prescriber or working towards

Royal Free World Class Values

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Experience

• Significant post registration experience within an Emergency Care setting
• Evidence of multidisciplinary working
• Experience within a Primary Care Setting

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Chase Farm, Barnet and Royal Free Hospitals.

Chase Farm, Barnet and Royal Free Hospitals.